Scientists Decode Diet From Stool DNA – No Questions Asked
ISB’s Gibbons Lab developed a breakthrough method that analyzes food-derived DNA in fecal metagenomes, allowing for data-driven diet tracking without the need for burdensome questionnaires.
Microbes + Ecology + Medicine
Gibbons Lab
We develop computational and experimental approaches for exploring and engineering host-microbe systems
Research
We take a systems approach to studying the ecology and evolution of microbial communities.
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Check out our peer-reviewed science and preprints of our latest work.
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The Gibbons Lab is made up of postdoctoral fellows, PhD students, interns and more.
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2024 Year in Review
Reflecting on the past year, ISB has a lot to celebrate: groundbreaking research published in leading scientific journals, well-earned promotions, widespread media coverage, and more. Enjoy our year-in-review roundup highlighting some of the important, interesting, and impactful highlights of 2024.
ISB Named Winner of 2024-2025 Amazon Web Services IMAGINE Grant for Nonprofits
ISB has been selected as a winner of the 2024 Amazon Web Services (AWS) IMAGINE Grant. The grant will support ISB’s continued development of My Digital Gut, an online decision-support platform that will help make microbiome-informed nutrition and healthcare personalized, predictive, and preventive.
Work at ISB
The Gibbons Lab welcomes new lab members, collaborators, and research opportunities.